 Moscrip as a Stanford player in 1934 | |||||||||
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| Position | End | ||||||||
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| Born | (1913-09-17)September 17, 1913 Adena, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | October 11, 1980(1980-10-11) (aged 67) Atherton, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Adena (Adena, Ohio) Kiski School (Saltsburg, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||
| College | Stanford (1933–1935) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1936: 9th round, 76th overall pick | ||||||||
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James Henderson "Monk" Moscrip (September 17, 1913 – October 11, 1980) was an American professionalfootball player who was anend for theDetroit Lions of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football atStanford University, then played two seasons professionally with the Lions. He is an inductee of theCollege Football Hall of Fame.
Born inAdena, Ohio, Moscrip attendedThe Kiski Prep School inSaltsburg, Pennsylvania, before enrolling atStanford University.[1] Moscrip played as anend for theStanford Indians football team (as it was then known) for the 1933 to 1935 seasons.[2] Those teams were known as the "Vow Boys", as they vowed not to lose toUSC. The Vow Boys teams did not lose a game to either USC orCal, and went to three consecutiveRose Bowl Games, the January 1934 to January 1936 editions. Moscrip was named to the1934 College Football All-America Team by multiple selectors,[a] and was a consensus selection to the1935 College Football All-America Team.
A 1933 newspaper article stated that Moscrip acquired his nickname while at Kiski: he once came to school with haircut that made him look "apish" (as in, like a monkey), and he was quickly called "Monk".[3]
Moscrip was selected in the ninth round of the1936 NFL draft.[4] He played professional football with theDetroit Lions in 1938 and 1939—appearing in 11 games each season, he made 15 of 18extra point attempts as a kicker and had one receiving touchdown.[5]
Moscrip appeared in one movie, the 1936 filmThe Big Game, along with several other players of the era.[6] He served as a lieutenant in theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II and participated in battles atGuadalcanal,Iwo Jima, andOkinawa. After winning a fight againstalcohol addiction, Moscrip served as the manager of the alcohol rehabilitation center inWoodside, California, for nearly 25 years. In October 1980, Moscrip died of a heart attack at his home inAtherton, California, at the age of 67.[2] He was survived by his wife and two daughters.[7]
Moscrip was selected to theStanford Athletics Hall of Fame in 1954,[8] and theCollege Football Hall of Fame in 1985.[1]